Golden State Warriors superstar gets playoffs-best 47 points but with 3 key teammates hurt, Toronto grabs 123-109 win and 2-1 series lead
Oakland, Calif. — For every amazing shot in a career night by Stephen Curry on his home court, Kawhi Leonard, Kyle Lowry and Danny Green kept finding dazzling answers of their own.
The Toronto Raptors decided to “let it rip,” and now they have the momentum again in these back-and-forth NBA Finals.
Leonard scored 30 points on a night Curry went off for a playoff-best 47, and the Raptors beat the banged-up Golden State Warriors 123-109 on Wednesday for a 2-1 series lead.
Curry also had eight rebounds and seven assists but couldn’t do it all for the two-time defending champions, who were without starters Kevin Durant and Klay Thompson and key backup big man Kevon Looney due to injuries.
“They outplayed us. They deserved it,” Warriors coach Steve Kerr said. “I’m very proud of our effort, and now we’ve just got to bounce back and hopefully get back in here Friday night and hopefully get a little healthier and get some guys back.”
CBSSports.com’s Reid Forgrave writes that the Warriors are now “up against it in a way they have never been during their five-year dynasty.”
“What the Warriors are facing now is quite simply the biggest challenge during their dynasty: Down 2-1 to the best defensive team they’ve ever faced, without home-court advantage, and with the health of Durant and Thompson completely up in the air,” Forgrave says.
